"The Documentary" came out in 2005, and was the debut album from then G-Unit member, The Game. Contrasting from the rest of the label at the time, The Game is a Compton, California rapper, and so has him coming with authentic Gangsta Rap from the Blood member. You have him on lots of beats ... Read review
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Advantages: A few bangers Disadvantages: Lots of average tracks
"The Documentary" came out in 2005, and was the debut album from then G-Unit member, The Game. Contrasting from the rest of the label at the time, The Game is a Compton, California rapper, and so has him coming with authentic Gangsta Rap from the Blood member. You have him on lots of beats from Dr. Dre, as well as other star producers such as Just Blaze, Timbaland and Cool & Dre.
1. "Intro"
2. "Westside ... ...single, and although I hadn't heard it before hearing the album in its entirety, it certainly shows the potential for big things as he gets down to it with 50 Cent on top of Dre's dark beats. He immediately makes it clear where he's going with it al as he brings straight Gangsta speak with reference to what it is like out in LA.
"The Documentary" came out in 2005, and was the debut album from then G-Unit member, The Game. Contrasting from the rest of the label at the time, The Game is a Compton, California rapper, and so has him coming with authentic Gangsta Rap from the Blood member. You have him on lots of beats from Dr. Dre, as well as other star producers such as Just Blaze, Timbaland and Cool & Dre.
1. "Intro"
2. "Westside Story"
This one came as his debut single, and although I hadn't heard it before hearing the album in its entirety, it certainly shows the potential for big things as he gets down to it with 50 Cent on top of Dre's dark beats. He immediately makes it clear where he's going with it al as he brings straight Gangsta speak with reference to what it is like out in LA.
**Three Stars**
3. "Dreams"
Here you have The game taking on the work of Kanye West, and with 'Ye's chipmunked sample of Jerry Butler's "No more Money", you have The Game coming with lots of thought-provoking messages as he describes his own aspirations, and how he has fulfilled many of them.
**Five Stars**
4. "Hate It Or Love It"
This was one of the big singles from the album, and it has The Game in a big collaboration as he getss 50 to work with him, and Mary J. Blige to provide the chorus for it all. It is an up-lifting one, and a tune that you are sure to recognise with its all-star line up and overall high quality.
**Four Stars**
5. "Higher"
Despite having some standard beats from the Doc', I wasn't as fond of this one as I possibly could have been. You have him do things in a very predictable way (if you know the artist) as he starts it up with mandatory references to Nikes and Eazy before getting into some proper raps.
**Three Stars**
6. "How We Do"
Although he dropped a single before this, this was the first I heard from the game, and it is simply a killer cut from him. You have him completley ripping things up on some beats from Dr. Dre. You have him collaborating with 50 Cent and together they come up with a straight club banger.
**Five Stars**
7. "Don't Need Your Love"
Mobb Deep's Havoc takes control of the beats for this one, and it takes things to a new place with a little underground East Coast influence over the thing. The Game seems to take this on without any sort of struggle and seemingly gets into it without much effort or thought. It lets him jusy gets loose and unwind to the soulful Mary J Blige sample.
**Four Stars**
8. "Church for Thugs"
It tok me a while to really get into this one, but once you submit to the Just Blaze beats, you are forced into enjoying the way that he gets into things and excites you with the most origianl and fly compostions (as ever). The way Blaze alters the volume near the start fires you up, and from there you are made to enjoy each and every second thereafter as The Game displays how strong his lyrics can be.
**Four Stars**
9. "Put You On The Game"
Of all the top producers, Timbo isn't one that I would expect on a straight Gangsta Rap cut. However, this one displays how he is fully capable of appealing to the audience as well as he does with the Pop crowd and R&B (where he specialises). It is a banger, and one of the best on the whole record for the beats.
**Five Stars**
10. "Start From Scratch"
For this one you have the rapper speaking from a very vulnerable postion and he talks of how he wouldn't have changed anythign in his life. He puts a great slant on it by rapping of how he would however change it for others, such as 'Pac, Biggie, and of course Eazy-E, in order to make sure that the same fate won't have come to them.
**Three Stars**
11. "The Documentary"
This one is a very well-written one from him, and it gets him showing that he's fully-capable of makign hooks like others, and still retain the neccessary lyricism to get over with the more suborn audience. He comes with a chorus which is built entirely upon title to classic Hip Hop albums (I don't know why he didn't stick "Straight Outta Compton" in there though).
**Four Stars**
12. "Runnin'"
Tony Yayo joins Game hear, and I see Yayo as one of the worst rapper sin the game today, so his appearance wasn't liked at all by himslef, but The Game does what he can to make sure that the tune isn't a complete failure with him making sure that there's at least a little going for it. However, I wasn't liking the way he kept using topical things to make it seem as though he was connecting with listeners.
**Three Stars**
13. "No More Fun and Games"
Just Blaze is one this one too, and in this case he shows why he is the top of the production team for Roc-A-Fella as he comes with an amazing one for this tune, and even takes on soem Old School West Coast Gangsta Rap with N.W.A's "Gangsta Gangsta" being used to get everyone screamign for more from him.
**Four Stars**
14. "We Ain't"
I don't tend to like that much that Eminem has to offer, but he was bound to show up at some point in this album. It is one of the more tolerable ones from him, but I wasn't too keen on the way it is arranged as it has them just doing a track about their teamwork (which I can't remember going much further than this tune).
**Three Stars**
15. "Where I'm From"
This one is a straigh G-Unit track. It has The Game take on a very minor role in it all as 50 Cent steps up to lead it with him and Young Buck getting a chance to get a few lines in themself at some point. Game changes things up here with a rapid flow, and this alteration is valued (a shame it wasn't carried on elsewhere).
**Three Stars**
16. "Special"
West Coast hook legend, Nate Dogg, takes on this role for the chorus of this one, and it gets him doing just waht is required of him to motivate Game before he is given a chance to just go all-out with his flow which once again takes it from West to the East Coast (L.A.X. to JFK). He even uses a few of 50's lines in this one, but in knowledge of how things went after the release of the album, its possible that 50 himslef re-wrote certain elements of "P.I.M.P." for this.
**Three Stars**
17. "Don't Worry"
For me, this did very little, and I would have expected a lot more from another guest appearace from Mary J. Blige, but there just wasn't a lot going on with It. The things starts with a long introductory section from MJG before he gets to jump on it when rapping about how his girl must conform to the Gangsta lifestyle as he does.
**Two Stars**
18. "Like Father, Like Son"
Ending it all off you have one unexpected collaboration as Busta Rhymes joins The Game for this one as he describes the feelings he when through upon hearing about the birth of his first son. He has to spoli thigns early on by speakign about his kicks before running to the hospital, but from there, it's al thought-provoking and well-written.
**Three Stars**
Aside from the repetitive references to Nike sneakers and N.W.A legend, Eazy-E, this album is fairly strong. I thought that there were lots of average tunes on it, but I believe that it's down to the beats being pretty plain at times. For a Gangsta Rap artist, his lyrics are very good.
XICripZ 17.02.2009 (17.02.2009)
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Review of Documentary, The (Parental Advisory) [PA] - Game
Advantages: Westcoast Rapper, Great Beats, Superb Collaborations, Dr Dre Disadvantages: Too Much 50 Cent
After hearing The Game on previous mixtapes and how he intends to put the west back on the map, I was very hyped for his debut album. I pre-ordered it so I got it on the day of release and 7 months later I don't regret it one bit. Every song on the album can be listened to without having to press the skip button, apart from maybe Track 12 'Runnin' which features G-Unit member Tony Yayo, which is easily the worst song on the album. The best song on ... ...to many times over without getting boring.
'The Documentary' features some quality guests such as Eminem, Dre, Snoop, Nate, Busta, Mary J Blige and Faith Evens. It also has beats by the best Hip Hop Producers around which include Dre, Cool, Timbo, Scott Storch, Hi-Tek, Focus, Just Blaze and Kanye West. Just the guests and producers only named on this album will make you want to buy the album.
In terms of how this album rates alongside its competition ...
dagr81411 10.07.2005
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Advantages: Some enjoyable rap tunes Disadvantages: The Game didnt really write this album it was mostly 50 Cent
The Game is a westcoast rapper who WAS signed to rap group G-UNIT buy the leader 50Cent who helped him out a lot with this album buy writting most of the songs for The Game. Game is has now left G-Unit after him and 50Cent fell out and now Game instead of shouting G-UNIT, he now says G-UNOT, which is him basiclly taking shots at is former record label. This makes it difficult for me to review this album and although i am a big fan of G-Unit i am ... ...best album of Game's career because not only has he had the help of 50Cent but legend DR.Dre is involved in the making of some of the tunes. Rapper Kanye West helps out buy producing the hit single "DREAMS" and even the top rapper Eminem produces a tune and raps in it aswell, so even before you listen to it you kind of allready know that its gonna be good if you like hip-hop. The album also has appearances from Mary.J.Blidge,Nate Dogg,Busta Rhymes,Tony ...
interscope123 11.03.2007
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Advantages: Great beats and production Disadvantages: too many guest spots ??
The Games debut album 'The Documentary' is brilliant. Almost every song on the album can be listened to over and over again, and I know this is not just my opinion. At least 5 songs from this album have been released as singles and all have held their own, most notably the breakthrough single 'How We Do' which really opened the door for the Games success. The only worry about the album though is similar to that of Obie Trice following his debut album ... ...producers involved? Production from Dre, Eminem and 50 including a lot of features provides some excellent songs but it doesn't show off the Game himself. Anyway whatever the reason for why this album is so good is besides the point I would recommend this album to anyone. 1.: Intro
2.: Westside Story - Game & 50 Cent
Great beat without overdoing allows the Games grit-rapping voice to shine and opens the album up very well. The lyrics bases around ...
emmacotton321 04.07.2007
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Advantages: Good beats Disadvantages: Bad Language
The Documentary is the best West Coast street-rap album since DJ Quik's 2002 LP Under tha Influence. All of the G-Unit solo albums thus far have been aesthetically unified, a rarity in hip-hop; the tracks on The Documentary actually sound like they belong on the same album. Dre produces five of the album's 17 songs, applying his recent stripped-down cinematic style, and many of the record's other producers follow his lead. Superstar beatmakers like ... ...fitting their usual approaches into the album's fabric. The end result is a rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into it.
The Game is not a particularly singular rapper. His hoarse, guttural voice doesn't possess any of the relaxed menace of classic West Coast rappers; he sounds more like Tha Dogg Pound member Daz Dillinger than Eazy or Snoop or The D.O.C. He has an appealing confidence and an unforced lyrical toughness, ...
bamindaclub 26.03.2008
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Advantages: Good MC, Good Production, a few good tracks Disadvantages: Boring, Repetitive, Too many big-ups
I sit hear now thinking - I shouldn't have bought it....
Everyone who was anyone was crying out about The Game's debut album The Documentary convinced me that maybe I was missing out on something good. So when I saw it in HMV earlier this week, I decided to grab it and give it a shot.
*psssssk*
The Game shows off occasional solid flow skills, and even has some excellent lyrical witicisms. In between this guy who tries so hard to sound tough ends ... ...that you almost wonder if the hard as nails persona is a cover for something, ahem, a bit um, softer?
Part of the problem lies with executive producer Dr.Dre, who brings perhaps the most generic beats. The orchestral swells on Higher had become overused in hip hop five years ago, and even when Dre does bring a solid beat, as on first single How We Do, all of a sudden 50 Cent is all over the track, making this listener wanting to rip the hair out ...
D_bo 17.06.2005
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Product details
Title
Documentary, The (Parental Advisory) [PA]
Performer
Game
Genre
R&B
Sub Genre
Rap
Release Date
24/01/2005
Recomended Retail Price
10.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2005
Label / Distributor
Aftermath / Universal Music
Producer
Timbaland; Jellyroll; Kanye West; D
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
602498641439
Catalogue Number
9864143
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: The Game (rap vocals); Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige (vocals); Eminem, 50 Cent, Marsha, Nate Dogg, Tony Yayo, Busta Rhymes (rap vocals). On his official debut, THE DOCUMENTARY, Los Angeles rapper the Game (born Jayceon Taylor) observes he "was an ol' G in the hood" before he was 22. The Game has truly packed a lifetime of fury, chaos, and crime into his first years of adulthood, living life with a reckless passion. After a gunshot wound sent him into a temporary coma, he decided to put his agile mind to better use in hip-hop, and his complex, ferocious raps swiftly became mixtape staples. After many twists and turns, the Game finally dropped the highly anticipated THE DOCUMENTARY as the first major hip-hop release of 2005, and it's quite an opening salvo. On the Kanye West-produced "Dreams," he displays a dizzying intellect, subtly working an apt quote from Nas into an imagined bi-coastal conference between Jam Master Jay and Eazy-E. (The track also invokes political figures ranging from Ronald Reagan to Huey Newton.) The Game's clearly been immersed in the rap world from an early age, and he tips his hat to both past masters and his contemporaries, many of whom appear on the record (Eminem, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and others). THE DOCUMENTARY heralds a stunning new voice in rap by living up to its overwhelming hype.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (No. 967, pp.77-8) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The Game goes] for emotional impact rather than dazzling wordplay or laughs..." Spin (p.92) - "He holds his own lyrically against 50 Cent and Eminem while holding down beats by Kanye, Just Blaze, and the good doctor." - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "[W]ith the brightest hip-hop stars aligning for him, the Game may have willed himself a popular masterpiece." - Grade: B+
Titles on disc 1
1.
Intro
2.
Westside Story - Game & 50 Cent
3.
Dreams
4.
Hate It Or Love It - Game & 50 Cent
5.
Higher
6.
How We Do - Game & 50 Cent
7.
Don't Need Your Love - Game & Faith Evans
8.
Church For Thugs
9.
Put You On The Game
10.
Start From Scratch - Game & Marsha
11.
Documentary
12.
Runnin' - Game & Tony Yayo
13.
No More Fun And Games
14.
We Ain't - Game & Eminem
15.
Where I'm From - Game & Nate Dogg
16.
Special - Game & Nate Dogg
17.
Don't Worry - Game & Mary J. Blige
18.
Like Father Like Son - Game & Busta Rhymes
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